If your computer is connected to a router that is connected to a broadband modem, then it will be safe to turn off the VL firewall using VASM. You could also edit the rc.firewall script as the root user if you know which ports need to be opened for the webcam. I don't know which ports would need opening, so you might do well to search the forums at http://amsn-project.net/forums for that information.

If somebody else knows how to help the original poster with better advice than mine, please feel free to jump in. ;-)

My logitech webcam worked out-of-the-box with amsn. I use the following method to check if my webcam is working:

In amsn, choose "change my personal image", and there choose "webcam shot", if its installed, you should see the webcam video and change your webcam settings there. I dont know if the options are exactly named like that, since I use amsn with my native language.

I can't answer if it's connected or not, but the msn/amsn ports that will need to be available are 6891 to 6900. It **seems** like your hardware is setup and working - it just can't find the correct, open port to bind to. I would start by making sure you have the necessary ports open before delving too much into driver/hardware issues. For the firewall you'd need to edit the rc.firewall files as described above, and you'd probably need to forward the ports via the router (if you're using a router). We could certainly help you get through this if needed.

Or, perhaps a better starting point, if there is some other application that can use the webcam locally then you could test it that way. I'm thinking along the lines of some application that intializes the webcam and shows you what the webcam sees, thus taking ports out of the equation. Anyone know of an application (perferably that's already installed) that could be used to test this?

Ii also think it is a good idea to try a local program, i tried spcagui, i think this is a program which shows what the camera sees.

Also I am only connected to a broadband modem, some people call breadband modem for 'router' and when i diabled the firewall it still said that I was firewalled or behind a router? please look at the above post what the error message is.

yes I saw your thread earlier. Nice that you solved it! But the camera I want to install is not supported in the driver package u referred to so I guess it wont work, or is it worth a try? I have no idea.

Will try to stop the firewall, didn´t know the 'disable when boot' didnt work.

yes I saw your thread earlier. Nice that you solved it! But the camera I want to install is not supported in the driver package u referred to so I guess it wont work, or is it worth a try? I have no idea.

Will try to stop the firewall, didn´t know the 'disable when boot' didnt work.